SHEETS, K. A.

American Maps 1795-1895: A Guide to Values

1994. SHEETS, K. A. AMERICAN MAPS 1795-1895: A GUIDE TO VALUES. Ann Arbor: Privately printed, 1994. 160 pp. 4to. blue cloth with gilt spine and cover lettering. Signed by the author on title page. Fine in near fine dust jacket, one small closed tear to rear panel. "Wall maps, folding maps, atlases & maps from Atlases. A priced listing of maps of America, the United States and Territories by American commercial cartographers 1795-1895." With b/w frontispiece and illustrations in the text. .

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SHURTLEFF, FRANK M.

Pocket Map of Gloucester City Massachusetts

1906. SHURTLEFF, FRANK M. POCKET MAP OF GLOUCESTER CITY MASSACHUSETTS. Gloucester, MA: Published for Frank M. Shurtleff, by Geo. H. Walker, 1906 [Boston]. 6 x 3.25 inches folded; map unfolded is 15.5 x 23 inches. Stiff card, folded, with map attached inside. Map of the city and harbor, with inset of Cape Ann. Folded incorrectly long ago, and now does not fit exactly into card. No tears or holes, a very nice copy. Pencil ownership at top of front cover of card. .

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SIDNEY, J.C.

Map of the City and Vicinity of Boston Massachusetts

1852. VERY LARGE, SCARCE MAP OF 1852 BOSTON SIDNEY, F. G. [i.e. J. C.] MAP OF THE CITY AND VICINITY OF BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS. [Philadelphia: R. P. Smith for] Boston: J. B. Shields, 1852. First Edition. A full color folding map, 40 3/4" x 41 1/2", comprised of 24 linen-backed panels that fold into a contemporary quarto-size case, 11 3/4"x 13 3/4". Map is lightly soiled yet still bright. There is some shallow, irregular loss along the vertical centerfold of the map and just at the intersection of a couple of other folds where the linen backing has either split or has suffered small loss (Roxbury effected the most). The backing has some dampstaining that does not bleed through to the front of map. The orginal folding case has worn and rubbed contemporary marbled boards, with the original printed paper label on the front. The folder has been inexpertly rebacked with black leather. In this edition the surveyor's name was incorrectly printed as "F. G. Sidney". In the subsequent 1853 edition it was corrected. Sidney was a surveyor and draftsman for John Jay Smith and his son Robert Pearsall Smith of Philadelphia. It appears to have been printed by Smith for J. B. Shields of Boston. This very accurate and detailed map shows roads, railroads, buildings and property owners in towns surrounding Boston at a time of great change in the city's topographical history. It is a rare map. .

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SILLIMAN, Benjamin

Journal of Travels in England, Holland and Scotland, 3 Volumes

1820. SILLIMAN, Benjamin. A JOURNAL OF TRAVELS IN ENGLAND, HOLLAND AND SCOTLAND, AND OF TWO PASSAGES OVER THE ATLANTIC, IN THE YEARS 1805 AND 1806; WITH CONSIDERABLE ADDITIONS, PRINCIPALLY FROM THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS OF THE AUTHOR. 3 VOLUMES. Third edition. New Haven: S. Converse, 1820. 311, 312, 309 pp. 8vo. mottled calf with gilt red leather spine labels, spines with gilt rules. Ex-library with faded 19th century paper spine labels, interior stamps. Bindings a bit edgeworn, leather attractive. Hinges cracked, small chip to top of Vol. III spine. Interior: moderate foxing throughout, Vol. II ffep chipped, pencil ownership dated 1850 to verso of ffep. Folding plates of Stonehenge in Vol. II in fine condition. (Sabin 81037, Shoemaker 3224). .

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SOMERVILLE, Maxwell

Sands of Sahara

1900. SOMERVILLE, Maxwell. SANDS OF SAHARA. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1901. 162 pp. 8vo. brown library cloth binding. Ex-library with usual markings, inkstamps to corners of b/w photo reproduction plates. Desert tribes, mosques, souks, camel culture, more. Scarce. .

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MAP - NEW YORK STATE

State of New York from New and Original Surveys

1860. [MAP - NEW YORK STATE]. THE STATE OF NEW YORK FROM NEW AND ORIGINAL SURVEYS, under the direction of J. H. French, O.E. Syracuse: Robert Pearsall Smith, Publisher, 1860. A large-format wall map of New York State surrounded by vignette maps of Syracuse Oswego, Manhattan, Long Island, Hudson, Schenectady, Poughkeepsie, Albany, Auburn City, Utica, Buffalo, Rochester, a geological and land patent map, a meteorological map, and a time indicator (i.e. a series of dials indicate the time at several points throughout the state when it is noon at Albany). 68 x 73 inches. An excellent example of "scientific mapping" at the time, the French map is considered to the best state map produced before the civil war. It was widely used in public schools and offices at the time and is still useful as a detailed picture of roads and town locations as they existed at the time. It appears to be the first commercial map of New York State to present statistical information in cartographic form.Bottom roller missing. Varnish yellowed, with small creases. Edges worn with some small tears and dampstaining. Overall in very good condition.(Allen, D.Y.;' The Mapping of NY State'). (Ristow; American Maps p355-78). .

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TAYLOR, Bayard

Picturesque Europe, Vols. II and III

1878. TAYLOR, Bayard, ed. PICTURESQUE EUROPE: A DELINEATION BY PEN AND PENCIL OF THE NATURAL FEATURES AND THE PICTURESQUE AND HISTORICAL PLACES OF GREAT BRITAIN AND THE CONTINENT, VOLS. II AND III. New York: D. Appleton & Co. 1878-1879. iv + 460 pp. + 22 steel engravings/iv + 491 pp. + 20 steel engravings. Folio, half black morocco stamped in gilt and blind with raised bands, red marbled paper covered boards. Leather and boards quite worn, chipped/scraped in some spots. Red marbled endpapers, reinforced at hinges with cloth tape. Both volumes partially unopened, some pages chipped or with small closed tears to margins. Plates in Volume II complete, plate facing p. 200 has light creasing; a few plates have light foxing in the margins only. Plates in Volume III, front endpapers and text to about p. 150 have dampstaining at edges. Plates facing p. 181 - 453 have no signs of dampstaining but a few have some faint foxing in the margins. Sold as is. Extra shipping required. .

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TRAVEL

Histoire Generale Des Voyages... Tome Quarante-Unieme

1753. [TRAVEL] HISTOIRE GENERALE DES VOYAGES, OU NOUVEAU COLLECTION DE TOUTES LES RELATIONS DE VOYAGES PAR MER ET PAR TERRE .. TOME QUARANTE-UNIE'ME. Paris: Didot, 1753. [8] + 550 + 3 plates, two of whioch are folding, and 8 folding maps. 12mo. mottled calf, gilt spine, raised bands. Spine mostly chipped away, joints cracked, loose, leather cracked. Marbled endpapers. Some plates and maps have closed tears or dampstaining, first map missing piece at bottom left corner, rest complete. Title page continued: "Qui ont ete publiees jusqua present dans les differentes Langues de toutes les Nations connues: contenant ce qu'il y a de plus remarquable, de plus utile et de mieux avere' dans le pays ou les voyageurs ont penetre': avec les moeurs des habitans, la religion, les usages, arts, sciences, commerce, manufactures, &c. pour former une systeme complet d'histoire & de geographie moderne, qui represente l'etat actuel de toutes les nations; enrichi de cartes geographiques et de figures." As is. Depuis le commencement du XVe Siecle Seconde Partie Livre Second: Suite des Voyages aux Indes Oriuentales par le Sud-Ouest. .

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TRAVEL

Histoire Generale Des Voyages... Tome Second

1749. [TRAVEL] HISTOIRE GENERALE DES VOYAGES, OU NOUVEAU COLLECTION DE TOUTES LES RELATIONS DE VOYAGES PAR MER ET PAR TERRE .. TOME SECOND. Paris: Didot, 1749. 450 + 5 folding maps. 12mo. mottled calf, gilt spine, raised bands. Spine chipped, spine label slightly chipped, joints cracked, leather cracked. Marbled edges and endpapers, small chip to front flyleaf, small printed bookplate to front pastedown. A few maps with small closed tears but else in very good condition. Title page continued: "Qui ont ete publiees jusqua present dans les differentes Langues de toutes les Nations connues: contenant ce qu'il y a de plus remarquable, de plus utile et de mieux avere' dans le pays ou les voyageurs ont penetre': avec les moeurs des habitans, la religion, les usages arts, sciences, commerce, manufactures, &c. pour former une systeme complet d'histoire & de geographie moderne, qui represente l'etat actuel de toutes les nations; enrichi de cartes geographiques et de figures." Depuis le commencement du XV Siecle, Premier Partie: Voayages au Sud-Est et aux Indes Orientales. As is. .

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TRAVEL

Histoire Generale Des Voyages... Tome Trente-Cinquieme

1751. [TRAVEL] HISTOIRE GENERALE DES VOYAGES, OU NOUVEAU COLLECTION DE TOUTES LES RELATIONS DE VOYAGES PAR MER ET PAR TERRE .. TOME TRENTE-CINQUIE'ME. Paris: Didot, 1751. 408 + 1 plate (p. 197). 12mo. mottled calf, gilt spine, raised bands. Spine chipped, spine label slightly chipped, joints cracked, leather cracked. Marbled endpapers, small printed bookplate to front pastedown. Plate in very good condition. Title page continued: "Qui ont ete publiees jusqua present dans les differentes Langues de toutes les Nations connues: contenant ce qu'il y a de plus remarquable, de plus utile et de mieux avere' dans le pays ou les voyageurs ont penetre': avec les moeurs des habitans, la religion, les usages, arts, sciences, commerce, manufactures, &c. pour former une systeme complet d'histoire & de geographie moderne, qui represente l'etat actuel de toutes les nations; enrichi de cartes geographiques et de figures." Fernand Mendez Pinto. As is. $200.00. .

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TRAVEL

New England: A Handbook for Travellers

1873. NEW ENGLAND: A HANDBOOK FOR TRAVELLERS; A Guide to the Chief Cities and Popular Resorts of New England, and to its Scenery and Historic Attractions: With the Western and Northern Borders, From New York to Quebec. Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1873. First edition. With 6 maps and 11 plans. 12mo. orange cloth, gilt title to spine and front board. Ex-library; all usual markings, including spine label. Sunned at spine and general exterior soil. Spine covering is severed at rear hinge; front hinge cracked. Rear pocket map is in shambles. A scarce edition, being offered as is. .

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The Scottish Tourist and Itinerary

1832. THE SCOTTISH TOURIST AND ITINERARY; or, a Guide to the Scenery and Antiquities of Scotland and the Western Islands. With a Description of the Principal STeam-Boat Tours. Edinburgh, Stirling and Kennedy, 1832. Octavo. xvi,432pp. With two large, folding hand-colored maps, in fine condition. Several engraved views and smaller maps. Fourth edition, "with very considerable additions and improvements." Light foxing to title and frontispiece; one signature starting to detach. Contemporary red roan, gilt, worn at extremities. Two-inch crack along hinge, with foot of spine lifting. .

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URBAN, Sylvanus

The Gentleman's Magazine, February - May, 1776

1776. URBAN, Sylvanus. THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, FEBRUARY - MAY, 1776. London: Printed for D. Henry, 1776. Pp. 52-240, + 4 pp. advertisements. 8vo. rebound in paper covered boards with gilt leather label "1776." Original blue wrappers bound in; 1/2 inch chip to top corner of February wrapper. Two folding plates: A New Projection of the Western Hemisphere of the Earth on a Plane by J. Hardy, and map of Cambridge (Cantabrigia) in Latin. .

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URBAN, Sylvanus

The Gentleman's Magazine for March 1759

1759. URBAN, Sylvanus. THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE FOR MARCH 1759. London: Printed by D. Henry and R. Cave [1759]. With folding map of Martinico (c. 1758). pp. 99-148 plus blue printed wrappers. 8vo. spine sewn with thread, ink ownership to front wrapper. Wrappers creased, lightly soiled. Folding map in excellent condition; text clean. Does not include map of Guadeloupe as mentioned in contents, but a prose description is included. .

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VAUGHAN, T. Wayland

The Eocene and Lower Oligocene Coral Faunas of the United States with

1900. VAUGHAN, T. Wayland. THE EOCENE AND LOWER OLIGOCENE CORAL FAUNAS OF THE UNITED STATES WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF A FEW DOUBTFULLY CRETACEOUS SPECIES: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MONOGRAPH XXXIX. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1900. 263 pp. b/w plates. 4to. brown cloth with gilt lettering and vignettes to spine and cover. Minor shelfwear. Some age toning to text at edges. Extra postage required. .

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